Comments Thread For: Green vs Bika Winner To Fight Andre Ward on 4/17

[David_TheMan]

Bika is a warrior but he went through life and death to beat Jaidon....Green took care of Jaidon in one round. Besides, Green is the better overall fighter and unless he gets caught he will win this fight. Good fight though. Either guy would be a good replacement for Taylor.

Green is going to change the whole competition.

[Sweet Jesus]

Why is everyone saying Bute? The only way Bute would have entered this competition was if he was going to get paid more than everyone else and got to handpick his opponents for each round. Can't wait to see Bute's next opponent. Another faded B-leveler.

[ploof1399]

You can't compare the Green/Codrington fight. That was what, five years ago when both guys were young and inexperienced.

If Bika beats Green, Andre Ward will have a very hard time with Bika.

[ploof1399]

Why is everyone saying Bute? The only way Bute would have entered this competition was if he was going to get paid more than everyone else and got to handpick his opponents for each round. Can't wait to see Bute's next opponent. Another faded B-leveler.

Lucian Bute would have entered this competition if he wasn't under contract with HBO. Andrade was never a B-level fighter. And he always beat Bika.
Bute is unique and awkward and in my eyes the best true super middleweight. As long as he doesn't lose before hand, he will get a shot at the winner of this tournament. It will be a great spectacle and one that is worthy of high praise.

[hookoutofhell]

bika is a game fighter that hits hard for 12 rounds, he is strong as any other man 12st and alway comes to fight. hes been in there with some good competition as well - bute, calzaghe etc so he knows what to expect when he fights away from home.

i do think though that greene is being a tad under rated by some people. he is a big SMW with a solid jab and good all round athletic ability, his handspeed and foot work are commendable and he does throw some good combinations. his right hand is his money punch and poses problems for anyone (see greene-codrington).

i think one of greenes problems was that he never took the short end of the stick for the sake of making a fight happen, i remember his name being bandied about with jean pascal, carl froch and miranda (rematch) but greene never made the fight happen. in the tourney he won't have to worry about that, imo this guy is the dartk horse in the competition

[deuce_drop]

thats a good set up, green vs bika ought to be a war, i wouldn't be surprised if bika pulled the upset.

[BattlingNelson]

Green will win. Bika is so crude.

It's a good thing for Ward as I think he'd have a tougher time with Bika than Green.

[dstew]

i do think though that greene is being a tad under rated by some people. he is a big SMW with a solid jab and good all round athletic ability, his handspeed and foot work are commendable and he does throw some good combinations. his right hand is his money punch and poses problems for anyone (see greene-codrington).

Green's left hook is his money punch... it's one of the best left hooks in the game today. And with Ward being a southpaw, Green's got a decent chance of landing it too... I still think Ward beats either Bika or Green though.

[Dave Rado]

Lucian Bute would have entered this competition if he wasn't under contract with HBO.

Do you have inside knowledge? I have seen lots of speculation, but no clear statement about why he wasn't included from anyone involved. Are you just speculating as well or do you know someone personally who is involved?

[J Dubb II 330]

Bika = garbage. Green will knock him out in under 6 round then subsequently lose to ward